Issue Details

Issue	#101
Published	April 1979
Frequency	monthly except for January, June and November
Cover Price	0.40 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Punctuation"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Betty works on an English grammar problem on the chalk board in front of class, while Archie leers.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Josie; Hostess advertisement "Leaving Town"

Characters	Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown; Alan Mayberry
Synopsis	The Pussycats hear Alan is leaving town, so they try to entice him to stay with Hostess Twinkies.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle ?
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Notes	Inside front cover.

5 page Betty & Me story "The Nifty Fifties"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Mr. & Mrs. Kretzler; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis	Betty throws a "fifties party", where everyone dresses in vintage clothing and dances to fifties rock and roll.
Genre	Teen
Script	George Gladir ?
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Inks	Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Notes	As an in joke, the artist draws Archie and Jughead wearing the letter sweaters and pants they made famous in their fifties comics.

1 page Betty & Me story "Tame Game"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	In a pick-up football game, Veronica demonstrates a unique interpretation of "illegal procedure".
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Inks	Jim DeCarlo
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

Half page Li'l Jinx's Pal, Greg story "What A Card!"

Characters	Greg; Russ
Synopsis	Greg is looking for love in volume.
Genre	Humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Joe Edwards

Half page Archie story "Archie's Gag Bag"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Jughead enjoys the cuisine at Veronica's party.
Genre	Teen
Script	Bob Montana
Pencils	Bob Montana
Inks	Joe Edwards
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Joe Edwards
Notes	This is a reprint of a sixties era Archie syndicated newspaper strip.
Reprinted	from ?

statement of ownership "Statement Of Ownership"

Synopsis	Filed October 1, 1978; Listed owners Close-Up, Inc, and Archie Enterprises, Inc, both of 1116 First Avenue, New York, NY, 10021; John L. Goldwater, Editor; Richard Goldwater, Managing Editor; Total Paid Circulation, avg 12 months 116,456.
Script	Louis H. Silberkleit
Letters	typeset

5 page Betty & Me story "Trial Style"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge (dream only); Caramel
Synopsis	A high school aptitude test that says Betty has the makings of a lawyer gives her a dream that night about taking Veronica to court.
Genre	Teen
Script	Bob Bolling ?
Pencils	Bob Bolling
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Notes	The Lodge chef is named "Pierre Souffle" in Betty's dream, rather than Gaston as is his normal name.

1 page Betty activity "Betty's Best Actress Maze"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Puzzle in which the reader must navigate a maze to all five best actress nominees for 1979.
Genre	teen
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Joe Edwards

5 page Betty & Me story "Clean Sweep"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Betty is carrying an old-fashioned broom as a prop for a school play, and everyone makes jokes about how it makes her look like a witch.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Reprinted	from Archie's Girls, Betty And Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #232

1 page Dear Betty letters page "A Boy I Knew"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	"Betty" answers reader letters.
Script	Eda Edwards [as Betty]
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Joe Edwards

5 page Betty & Me story "Grid Kid"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Coach Kleats; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis	In order to pry cheerleader Betty away from football player Archie, school paper reporter Veronica prints a story shoving Betty toward the girls' football team and away from cheering for the boys team.
Genre	Teen
Script	Bob Bolling ?
Pencils	Bob Bolling
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida